This week

 Started of with visit to Pathways which was its usual starnce. But broke the norm was an assumed pair of SHOVELORE duck. What a colourfull male bird. Also a single COMMON GULL amongest a group of BHG. 

As for CARLTON MARSH SWT it only produced 29 species for the visit. The main bird of intrest was a flock of 30+ GREATER WHITE FRONTED GEESE. Not a close view as birds were flying down the Waveney river and landing somewhere around the back of Burgh Saint Peter's. Other than that a single SNIPE, BUZZARD, KESTREL, MEADOW PIPTE, 

Out and about.

 So  although I have not picked up on anything rare I still find birds a real passion.  Even when I pop down into my shed I am often greated with a my ROBIN which has been around since summer. Other than that it has been good when I have got out. Carlton Marsh still provides for me a major contact with the wild. On Wednesday last I caught up with 28 species of birds. With STONECHAT, MEADOW PIPIT, MARSH HARRIER, BUZZARD, GWE. On Thuresday I took a ride down Harbour Rd and at the start of the track I caught a brief sight of a melanistic female PHEASANT.

Pathways

 Here we are on site with nothing more exciting than the usual, although it was good to pick up on a GREAT BLACK BACKED GULL fly in Other than that five LITTLE GREBE and 2 WIGEON, 2 GADWALL. And t=both MUTE SWANS are back together after one went on holiday.

Carlton Marsh SWT

 Out and about today on the disability truck. Stood up to it, the battery had been used int he morning but made it through the day well. A few flocks of MEADOW PIPIT and a run of a few SKYLARK. I did have an odd bird, but at a distance who can tell. But the best bird was a fly over RED KITE being mobbed by a pair of ROOKS. I also had a single BEARDED TIT. GWE, GSW. and 26 species in all.

Carlton Marsh SWT

The day was threatning with rain, but did not happen until I was home. But to say it was dull is enough. Any pic's I took were absolute rubish so this post will be just a record. So with Autum here and birds on the move I picked jup on two flocks of REDWING flying iinland along the the Waveny about 40 birds plus and a MEADOW PIPIT flocks of about 10 birds so rough count 30+ I had three SNIPE fly over my shoulder landing in the reed bed. Several BUZZARD and a pair of MARSH HARRIER. At least 3 GREY HERON.

Ness Point, Lowestoft.

 Who can tell how many years I have looked out at this North Sea. The fact is however that it plays such an important part in birding is that I will continue to lok sometimes vacantly. So today saw some birds that are on the way through with a distant COMMON GUILEMOT and two RED -THROATED-DIVER resonably close.  Also a single GANNET flew North and a COMMON GULL South. At home a single SPARROWHAWK  flew through.

 

Pathways Farm

 Here we go again, same time same channel. Well not quite as it's another day. As Autum is with us the changes are evident with two WIGEON in for the winter. 21 GADWALL  drop from last week but they are settling in. A good bird today was a pair of GREY WAG which flew over near the lake and a CHAFFINCH in a good call as well as GREENFINCH. The number of species 25 in an hour. KESTREL-SPARROWHAWK-KINGFISHER. So not a bad call in.